New Greek restaurant Zeus Taverna will open on Castle Street in April 

Zeus Taverna, a new Greek restaurant is launching in Liverpool next month bringing a taste of the sun-kissed Mediterranean to Merseyside.

Zeus Taverna will open its doors on 3 April in the former Boots store in Castle Street and is the latest venue to add to its increasingly busy and vibrant restaurant culture.

Promising a world inspired by the popular holiday island of Santorini, Zeus will boast textured whitewashed walls framed by turquoise blues to create the feel of a traditional Greek taverna, along with a menu of tapas and small plates with favourite dishes like souvlaki, moussaka and kleftiko, and appetisers such as tzatziki and dolmades.

As well as offering a Grecian oasis in the historic city street, Zeus Taverna is also creating more than a dozen jobs, with managerial roles as well as bar, floor and service positions available.

“It’s really exciting,” said a spokesperson. “We have spent weeks and months working on Zeus to make sure our customers feel like they’re in Greece or Santorini when they’re visiting or enjoying our food, from the moment they step inside.

“We don’t want it to be just another restaurant. We want it to be like being abroad at home, an experience that will take people back to their holidays, with great music and food, the best service, the best atmosphere, and a really warm welcome. “We’ve worked really hard to make sure we have captured the essence of Greece.”

As well as the colours of the Med, images of Greek gods and goddesses will adorn the walls, along with trailing floral decorations to mirror the colourful blooms of the region’s gardens; and there’s a luminated cave feature to reflect the grotto-like buildings of the volcanic Santorini.

While the menu will largely feature Greece’s traditional cuisine that’s familiar to food lovers, Zeus will also have a selection of unique dishes with fresh seafood like octopus, prawns, mussels and sardines at their heart, as well as speciality salads.

With more than a decade of experience, the team behind Zeus says it’s not only focused on growing a successful and popular restaurant, but in supporting Liverpool’s hospitality industry and creating jobs within it.

“We feel privileged to be able to announce that we will be creating eight full-time and eight part-time opportunities,” added the spokesperson.

“To us Zeus Taverna is not just a business but a new journey, with the chance to develop new jobs especially for young people who might want to start out in hospitality. While we are looking for experience with our managerial positions, we are happy to train people for some other roles, and that’s exciting too.”

Zeus Taverna at 44 Castle Street, Liverpool, will open to invited guests on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 1-2, before opening to the public on Thursday April 3.

For job details and opportunities contact –  careers@zeuscastlestreet.co.uk 

Find out more about Zeus Taverna here www.zeuscastlestreet.co.uk 

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